Florida Fallen Stories

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Richard Edward (Ricardo Eduardo) Cordova

Seaman. Enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in Tampa on April 8, 1917. Born Monte Santo, Cuba, August 8, 1892. Arrival Key West, Florida, from Havana, September 21, 1905. Clerk, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, 1916. Next of kin: Juan J. Cordova (brother), Key West, Florida. (USGC Service Card, Veterans Administration Master Index).

 

Richard Edward (Ricardo Eduardo) Cordova was on board the USCGC Tampa. To read about the Tampa, please click here.